San Lorenzo / Woman sits down on tracks, killed by train

Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, July 18, 2007

An Amtrak train killed a woman on the tracks near San Lorenzo on Tuesday around 10 a.m.

Alameda County Sheriff's Office Lt. Kelly Miles said several people on a nearby high school campus told police that the victim sat on the tracks facing the train and refused to move when they yelled at her.

The Capitol Corridor train was probably traveling at about 79 mph, and all of the train's bells and whistles were working, an Amtrak spokeswoman said.

The victim's name was not immediately released.

An Amtrak train killed a woman on the tracks near San Lorenzo on Tuesday around 10 a.m.

Alameda County Sheriff's Office Lt. Kelly Miles said several people on a nearby high school campus told police that the victim sat on the tracks facing the train and refused to move when they yelled at her.

The Capitol Corridor train was probably traveling at about 79 mph, and all of the train's bells and whistles were working, an Amtrak spokeswoman said.